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Aquaculture - Finfish and shellfish farms (including fishery sites)
Point data identifying the location of finfish or shellfish farms around Scotland from the Fish Health Inspectorate Aquadat database. This includes fishery sites which are ponds... -
Area Management - Salmon Stock Assessment Areas
Salmon Stock Assessment Areas boundaries, used by Scottish Government Marine Scotland to demarcate rivers where salmon stocks are assessed under the Salmon Conservation... -
Area Management - Salmon Fishery Districts
Salmon Fishery District boundaries, used by Scottish Government Marine Scotland for reporting annual salmon catch statistics (which are obtained from salmon catch returns made... -
Area Management - Marine Licensing - Areas where approval is needed to...
The Marine Licensing (Exempted Activities) (Scottish Offshore Region) Order 2011 requires that no deposit of marine chemical and marine oil treatment substances is made in an... -
Area Management - Several and Regulatory Orders for Shellfish under section...
Regulating and Several Orders are granted by the Scottish Ministers under the terms of the Sea Fisheries (Shellfish) Act 1967 (the 1967 Act), as amended, in respect of the... -
Fishing Statistics - Gridded fisheries data within Scottish waters for...
Owners or masters of Scottish fishing vessels under 12m overall length must declare a latitude and longitude position (DD MM) on each fishing day indicating where the majority... -
Oceanographic Features - Names of fishing grounds and features in Scottish...
Names of sea features and fishing grounds around Scotland, designed for use with Ordnance Survey's ZoomStack and Marine Scotland Maps. -
Energy Resources - Sectoral Marine Plan - Offshore Wind Innovation and...
The Areas of Search and exclusions identify early Sectoral Marine Planning considerations for suitable offshore wind development. These locations will be progressed through a... -
Species Distribution - A verified distribution model for the lesser sandeel...
The lesser sandeel Ammodytes marinus is a key component of the North East Atlantic ecosystem but little is known about its distribution outside of fished areas. In this study,... -
Species Distribution - Spawning grounds of whiting (Merlangius merlangus) in...
The spawning grounds of whiting (Merlangius merlangus) layer has been generated to identify the likely distribution of whiting spawning in the North Sea, taking account of... -
Species Distribution - Spawning grounds of haddock (Melanogrammus...
The spawning grounds of haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) layer has been generated to identify the likely distribution of haddock spawning in the North Sea and West of... -
Species Distribution - Spawning grounds of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) in...
The spawning grounds of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) layer has been generated to identify the likely distribution of Atlantic cod spawning in the North Sea, taking account of... -
Scotland River Temperature Monitoring Network (SRTMN) - Riparian Woodland...
Increasing river temperatures are a threat to many of Scotland's freshwater species which are often adapted to live in cool environments. This includes ecologically and... -
Scotland River Temperature Monitoring Network (SRTMN) - Tree planting...
River temperature is an important control on the health of fish populations. Under climate change it is expected that river temperature will rise with negative consequences for... -
Energy Resources - Sectoral Marine Plan for Offshore Wind Energy - Plan...
The Sectoral Marine Plan aims to identify the most sustainable plan options for the future development of commercial-scale offshore wind energy in Scotland, including deep water... -
Area management - King scallop assessment areas in Scotland
For the purposes of Marine Scotland Science’s (MSS) stock assessments, the king scallop (Pecten maximus) grounds around Scotland are divided into assessment areas (previously... -
Area Management - Scottish Assessment areas - Scottish Marine Regions and...
The 21 Scottish marine regions and offshore marine regions are used for state of the sea assessments. These areas consolidate the existing statutory Scottish Marine Regions with... -
Area Management - Scottish Assessment Areas - Scottish Sea Areas (Clean and...
The 15 Scottish sea areas are based on areas previously adopted for certain environmental monitoring programmes. The data from these 15 areas can be presented regionally and... -
Area management - crab and lobster fishery assessment areas in Scotland
For assessment purposes, the Scottish creel fishing grounds are divided into 12 assessment areas. Some Scottish assessment areas extend outside Scottish Territorial Waters. On... -
Energy resources - Onshore oil & gas - hydrocarbon fields, wells, and licenced blocks
Onshore oil and gas licensing powers were devolved to Scottish Ministers on 9 February 2018. Onshore includes the marine area within territorial baselines. These datasets show...